Man found dead under Vallejo woman’s truck after being dragged nearly a mile

Locator map for hit-and-run in Vallejo that resulted in a man being dragged under a truck.

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Locator map for hit-and-run in Vallejo that resulted in a man being dragged under a truck.

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Man found dead under Vallejo woman’s truck after being dragged nearly a mile

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A Vallejo woman found a dead man under her Chevrolet pickup truck early Monday morning after reportedly hitting him about three-quarters of a mile from where she stopped, authorities said.

The woman reported the discovery to officers just before 2 a.m. The man, who was not identified, was in his 40s or 50s and was struck somewhere on Borgess Lane near Agnes Court, where he became lodged under the vehicle, according to the Vallejo Police Department.

Emergency personnel were called to the scene, but the man died from his injuries.

The 28-year-old driver has a suspended license and an outstanding warrant, but police said it doesn’t appear drugs or alcohol played a role in the collision.

Monday’s death marks Vallejo’s 13th collision-related fatality this year — already a 333 percent increase of the 2017 total of three.

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Earlier this year a Vallejo lieutenant noted an “alarming” spike in fatal collisions after four people were killed in crashes in January. Officials say the 2017 figure was low, and the typical average was about six to 12 per year.

Lt. Mike Nichelini said the disturbing trend is difficult to pin to a single cause, but the department’s traffic division is “sorely understaffed” and traffic enforcement has decreased.

The department has also seen an increase in distracted driving cases and drivers under the influence of medical or recreational marijuana, Nichelini said.

“All of these tied together, with the need for increased traffic enforcement, may be contributing to the increase this year,” he said.

The driver in Monday’s incident is cooperating with the investigation, police said. Anyone with information on the case can contact Officer Waylon Boyce of the Vallejo Police Department’s Traffic Division at 707-648-4014.